diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index f12bf96a8ee7..65571eb6fd2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ let
     RMark = [ pkgs.which ];
     RPushbullet = [ pkgs.which ];
     stpphawkes = [ pkgs.gsl ];
-    registr = with pkgs; [ icu.dev zlib.dev bzip2.dev xz.dev ];
+    registr = with pkgs; [ icu.dev zlib.dev bzip2.dev xz.dev libdeflate ];
     RCurl = [ pkgs.curl.dev ];
     R2SWF = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
     rDEA = [ pkgs.glpk ];